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A centuries-old altar cloth from a rural English church turned out to be the 'lost dress' of Elizabeth I

On investigation the cloth was found to have skirt seams, & is the only known surviving example of dresses.

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2019-08-14


5th June 1600
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was charged with insubordination at a special hearing at York House. After which, he was ordered to remain under house arrest.

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2019-06-05


2nd March 1545
Sir Thomas Bodley, founder of The Bodleian Library was born in Exeter.
The scholar & diplomat was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. He served Queen Elizabeth I as a Gentleman Usher.

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2019-03-02

An oldie & a newbie! Painted in 2012 but never posted! © Emma Hall

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2016-09-03

Queen Elizabeth, inspired by, I think, a Victorian drawing of her.

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2016-03-27

1977 Silver Jubilee Spoon WAPW Watson Vintage Commemorative S… https://t.co/tv9tArhAaQ

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2016-03-18